Associated PressAugust 24, 2024
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The doctor is expected to fully recover.
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Associated PressAugust 24, 2024
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 24, 2024
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'I rest easy, and Floridians can too, knowing our state has the nation’s best mosquito-control teams working to protect our health and our economy.'
Guest AuthorMarch 21, 2023
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The world’s deadliest animal lives in all 67 Florida counties.
Jesse SchecknerMarch 18, 2023
7min0
Temporary allowances during the pandemic and after Hurricane Ian didn't lead to 'any problems,' the bill's Republican sponsor said.
Keith MorelliJuly 7, 2016
6min291
As the number of Zika cases in Florida mounts — 11 new cases were reported Wednesday, including one in Hillsborough County — state health officials have launched a campaign to educate children on the dangers of the virus and enlist their help in stemming the spread of disease-toting mosquitoes. The Florida Department of Health’s “Spill the […]
Associated PressJune 20, 2016
9min188
Saron Wyatt pointed to the secluded end of her small street in Houston’s impoverished Fifth Ward, where a mound of old tires keeps popping up. Always a trashy nuisance, it’s now a growing danger. Tires collect water and become prime breeding grounds for mosquitoes — especially the ones that spread Zika virus disease and other […]
Marc YachtOctober 6, 20144min145
The recent U.S. Ebola cases alarm some Americans, but their concerns are unwarranted. Such dangerous infectious diseases can be controlled as long as our federal and local public health agencies have adequate resources. Americans should remember SARS, West Nile Virus and Swine Flu. All were dangerous outbreaks. But for the most part, U.S. public health […]